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I certainly derive a lot of pleasure out of driving a nice car and drinking a good wine.
by timcederman 16y ago
I certainly derive a lot of pleasure out of driving a nice car and drinking a good wine.
- matwood 16y agoI've driven very nice cars, drank super expensive wine, and done other things that cost lots of money. They were fun for a short period of time, but were not lasting. Time is what I want. I want to be able to do what I want when I want to do it. If the waves are good I want to surf, if I find a cool OSS project I want to work on it. IMHO, that is where real pleasure comes from.
- timcederman 16y agoEnjoy things because you enjoy them. Not because they're "super expensive". I don't see why I have to buy a $10 wine when I don't derive enjoyment from them nearly as much as I do out of $30 bottles. Going out to a nice restaurant with friends, travelling the world and enjoying good food and fun activities all costs a decent amount of money, yet make me happy. As someone else in the comments said - you should want to acquire money to use towards the things you want, not for the sake of acquiring money. You like to do free stuff that just involves time. That's great. Other people enjoy restoring cars, going on vacations, building new companies, or food and travel like I do, and these require money as well as time. Ostentatious and pointless displays of money, or purchases which adversely affect your monetary base should be avoided, but not "just because".